Section VIII Marriage and Inheritance Law of Elders (2)
You can't serve people for a long time by using sex, not to mention that most of the early life secretaries can't even talk about "sex". With the continuous development and growth of the Senate, the maid resources are becoming increasingly abundant and the quality has been greatly improved. There are also female students from Fangcaodi.
In the situation of competing with young ladies from wealthy families all over East Asia, the position of the secretary in the family became precarious in the early days.
Although most of the elders had a deep affection for their first maid, but this did not prevent them from denouncing the first-generation secretary for being "not good-looking", "from a humble background", and "uneducated"
"--Du Wen once proposed that the elders and the first living secretary should be regarded as a "de facto marriage", but was rejected by a large number of votes in the vote--thinking about the female students who have received a full set of new education from Fangcaodi
Or one of the wealthy ladies on the mainland can choose to be his official wife. Only a few elders such as Wu Nanhai and Wu De have actually married their living secretaries as their legal wives.
Most of the life secretaries also have this awareness, knowing that they cannot enjoy the status of "concubine", and their children have become the only guarantee for their own status and future prospects. For the latecomers among the life secretaries, they
Without the advantage of the "original wife", if you want to improve the status of the family, you have to rely on your own children; therefore, life secretaries all regard children as "talismans", and pampering and doting is a very common phenomenon. For life secretaries who give birth to boys
It is natural for people to take advantage of their children's "first-mover advantage" and try to win the "senior seat".
Ji Xin knows that there are still very few heirs of the elders, most of them only have one or two children, and there are not many life secretaries. After the mainland strategy is launched, both wives and children will have a good harvest. If we don’t set the rules now, it is very likely that there will be housework.
There will be bloodshed.
In the "Law on Marriage and Succession of Elders", spouses of senators have two types of relationships: "legal marriage" and "de facto cohabitation". The legal status of the two is different. The conclusion or divorce of the former requires formal procedures. It must be approved by the Court of Honor of the Senate.
Recognize and issue relevant certificates; the latter does not need to complete legal procedures and can be filed with the General Office.
If the spouse of a senator is another senator, it will be a "legal marriage" regardless of whether it is before or after.
There are no gender restrictions on the spouses of senators. Female senators can also have multiple male "life secretaries" if they wish. If someone is gay, the Senate will also recognize the legal status of their spouse.
Spouses under a legal marriage are husband and wife recognized by the law of the Senate. They enjoy all the names and powers of a formal spouse, and have priority in inheritance after the death of the senator. De facto cohabitants do not enjoy this. Whether they can inherit the inheritance or inheritance.
The number of shares is determined by the senator's will or executor.
This is actually a disguised "division of concubines", which is equivalent to a legal recognition of the unequal relationship between the "major wife" and the "concubines". Therefore, during the draft stage, a small group of people headed by Du Wen was criticized.
Some elders firmly opposed it, believing it to be a serious "reaction". However, the Law Society that drafted the bill reminded everyone that, at least in a legal sense, elders do not have "concubines."
"Whether it is a big step or a small step, it is a step we have taken in the history of human civilization." Ji Xin earnestly persuaded the opponents at the meeting. Although proportionally, there were very few opponents. But Ji Xin
In line with the attitude of "My heart can illuminate the sun and the moon", give a full explanation. "Comrade Du Wen, I understand your mood and I agree with your ideals, but our current situation makes it impossible to fully realize your ideals."
It’s about ideas. Instead of holding on to your ideas and getting nothing, it’s better to lower your attitude and achieve your goals gradually..."
The legal status of spouses is different, but the status of children is equal. The Marriage and Inheritance Law stipulates that as long as the children of senators are registered with the Heraldry Institute of the General Office, they all have the same legal status regardless of whether they were born in wedlock, out of wedlock or adopted. Children adopted by senators are not subject to
Restrictions. Adopted children can also be designated to inherit the elder seat - only if there are no biological children or biological children are incapable of inheriting.
However, how to inherit the seat of a senator. Whether it is "establishing a virtuous person", "establishing a chief", or other inheritance methods is decided by the individual senator. Legally, the legal children of the senator are eligible to inherit, regardless of gender or mother's origin. But the mother is
The children of female senators have priority in inheritance.
During the lifetime of the senator, the method of selecting heirs or the list of heirs must be sealed and handed over to the Heraldry Institute of the General Office for secret storage with the certification of a third party. Together with the will, it should be opened and read out under the supervision of the Senate Funeral Committee after his death. Once
It shall be established once it is read out, and no one shall have any objection.
For senators who have not made inheritance arrangements, the Senate will arrange for the designated heir after his death. The principle is to "establish the direct descendant". If there are no children or the physical condition of the children is obviously unable to inherit the senator's seat, the Senate will arrange for the adoption of other senators.
Children inherit the seat through heirs.
The property of a senator, except for the shares that will be returned to the state after death as stipulated in the common program, the houses, vehicles, high-end furniture and other properties owned by the senator will be recovered by the general office. The remaining personal portion will be distributed according to the will of the senator. If there is no will,
The senate presides over the distribution. In principle, the person who inherits the senator's seat is the main heir.
This marriage inheritance system generally takes into account the opinions of all aspects of the elders, so there is less controversy. However, some people suggest that the "primogeniture inheritance system" should be adopted across the board to facilitate the stability of the elder families.
"...The so-called establishment of virtuous people is tantamount to raising gu. It's okay to have few children. If a senator has more than five or six children - I think this is very possible - there will definitely be a palace fight for the throne.
How do you show your own "virtue" in the drama? The children of the elders will definitely show off their talents to express themselves, and there will probably be no shortage of various frame-up and frame-up tricks. Maybe there will be no shortage of poisons and drugs...
"Whether one is a senator or not, this distinction is really a matter of difference! Under our system, the Senate is the emperor, and the senator is also an emperor. Since ancient times, there have been many examples of fathers and sons fighting each other because of the fight for the throne.
We should learn from the European practice and make it clear that the eldest son takes all the seats. This can prevent other children from competing for the throne and allow them to turn their attention to the outside world as soon as possible instead of focusing on their own seats, which will help reduce internal friction."
"Is it useful to take all the eldest sons?" Wu Nanhai is a staunch supporter of the "Li Xian Sect", "It's not impossible for everyone to work together to frame the prince, get the prince down and then tear each other apart. Or the second son may simply murder the prince.
Boss, the bastard murders the legitimate son... We Chinese people don't have aristocratic complex. It's like princes, generals and ministers. The eldest son system doesn't have such a magical effect. If you ask me, if you raise the voodoo, you will raise the voodoo. Anyway, the one who wins in the end is definitely not
A weak person is much better than a useless eldest son. Besides, what we are implementing now is a secret reserve system, which can curb the infighting among the children of elders."
"I think we should provide enough protection for the children of elders to reduce conflicts," someone suggested. "What should the children of elders do if they cannot receive inheritance or only receive a small amount? They will have a strong sense of loss, and maybe they will
Become a factor of instability. The Senate Foundation should make special arrangements for these children of senators and allocate special funds to provide housing and subsidies to ensure that they can all live a prosperous life..."
"These are no longer the children of the Eight Banners!" Wu Nanhai expressed strong objection, "This is harming them! Besides, you have to provide a guarantee of a comfortable life for the children of the elders. Do you want to provide guarantees for the grandchildren of the elders? This population will increase exponentially.
!That’s why you can’t lose your tail!”
The vest coughed: "I also feel that we cannot artificially create a 'senator clan' - the consequences will be disastrous. Our Senate treats the children of senators equally and provides them with the best education, and they can also inherit some property themselves -
―If he is still an idiot, then there is no need for the Senate to pay more attention to him."
In the end, the eldest son inheritance system did not receive more response, and the original terms were still "the elders decide for themselves."
In order to further reduce the possibility of "palace fighting" among the children of elders, curb the involvement of the children's mothers, and reduce the interference of ideas from this time and space. The "Marriage and Inheritance Law" stipulates that all children of elders must be sent to the kindergarten affiliated to Gakushuyuan after the age of three, and after the age of six,
After that, I entered Gakushuin Elementary School and all adopted the boarding system. Except for going home on rest days and holidays, I lived in a group life at the school.
In the final stage of the deliberation, someone raised the issue of inheritance of elder seats. Since adopted children can also inherit elder seats, even elderly elders who are no longer physically capable of having children can use this clause to inherit elder seats through adopted children.
.For example, they can pass on their seats by adopting grandchildren without “taking advantage of outsiders”.
If we say that the seats of elderly senators alone cannot be inherited, this would go against the more egalitarian spirit of the elders. After a heated discussion, the final decision was to recognize that elderly senators have the right to adopt children and pass on their seats, but cross-generational adoptions are not allowed.
That is to say, you can either adopt the children of other senators or adopt naturalized citizens. In addition, it is also stipulated that the surname of the adopted children can only follow the surname of the senator and not the husband's surname. The age of the adopted child cannot be older than three years old.
"For an aunt in her early sixties to adopt a child under three years old, it will cost her her life..." someone couldn't help complaining.
"Sixty-year-olds have a lot of children to take care of. Besides, the elders can use wet nurses or nannies. It doesn't matter." Ma Jia said leisurely, "The purpose of limiting the age of children is to reduce the affection between adopted children and biological parents.
To the minimum." At the same time, in order to prevent some elders from using "sending children for adoption" as a way to expand the family's power, it is clearly stated that a elder can only send one child for adoption. (To be continued...)